Dietitian and Nutritional Services in Glasgow
My biggest skill is my ability to map out your nutritional needs. Clients come to me with a nutritional issue which through active listening, questioning and assessing, we work together to map a pathway to better health. I also enlist the help of Mindset Coaches, Movement Experts, Medical Herbalists, Psychotherapists, Hypnotherapists as well as other Specialist Dietitians and Nutritionists to offer the best treatment and support for your health or dietary issue.
IBS Dietitian Services
Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be a debilitating condition and is reported to affect up to 15% of the UK population. The cause of IBS is not fully understood, but the symptoms can affect people’s quality of life.
Low FODMAP Diet Services
Studies have shown that Low FODMAP diet can improve IBS symptoms by around 75%. In practice my percentage rate has been higher at around 85%. Lesley trained at the King’s College London to practice the Low FODMAP’s diet.
Weight Management Services
For over 22 years as a professional Dietititan, Lesley has worked with clients to achieve effective and long-term results. Every client has a unique and personal weight management story, a long term strategy is often the most successful plan.
Sports Nutrition Services
It is vital to put the time into eating correctly for your sport, as much as it is to put the hours into training. Putting the wrong fuel into your body, will not get the performance you desire. The right nutrition plan will make long hours of training more effective and enable you to recover better between sessions and allow you to sustain your training session.
Workplace Wellness Services
Lesley Reid Nutritional Health works with employers to deliver workplace wellness solutions that engage teams, motivate individuals, and drive organisational performance. Our multidisciplinary team, work with businesses to deliver creative healthy living initiatives designed and built around the needs of every company we work with.
Private General Dietitian Services
Lesley has developed a broad spectrum of knowledge in diet and nutrition over the years through her vast experience whilst working in the NHS, Private Hospitals, Corporate Nutrition and Freelance dietetics. Every client has a unique and personal weight management story, a long term strategy is often the most successful plan.
My own IBS Story
My IBS started because of a food poisoning episode on a 19-30’s holiday in Turkey back in 1994. Like many of you I can pinpoint it to the exact meal I ate. It was a chicken and feta cheese salad 12 hours before I had to board a plane home. As I remember vividly the plane journey was horrendous as I had to spend most of it in the toilet. I felt my insides were always hurting,
After this holiday I become afraid to eat, I knew where every local toilet was in the area, and I had started the habit of going to the toilet multiple times “just in case” as I didn’t want to get caught short when out. For many years I just put up with the symptoms, as sometimes they were manageable, other times horrendous! I cut out milk, gluten, fizzy juice, caffeine etc with no real effect.
The moment it all changed was when I was on a dietetic study day in Glasgow back in 2012 and I attended a talk about the effects of the Low FODMAP diet and IBS. It felt like one of those “light bulb moments” and from that point onwards I was on a quest to know as much about the Low FODMAP diet as possible.
When I looked at my diet, I realised it was full of FODMAP’s no wonder I had such a windy, bloated, gurgled, hard stomach.
Since completing the low FODMAP exclusion I now understand my system so much better. I know my triggers, I know what to expect if I eat these foods, I have been given control back of my symptoms.
My passion is to share this information with others, it spurred me to train at the Kings College London and continue to build my knowledge on IBS. Working in the NHS I helped develop their Low FODMAP service for GGC Dietetic Department which was rolled out across Glasgow. It also spurred me on to build my successful freelance business which I have been running for over 7 years now. Now I support people with upset digestive systems from IBS, diverticular disease, reflux, gastritis, gallstones, Crohn’s, colitis, constipation and diarrhoea and I love it.
If my story sounds like something you could relate to then contact me, I would love to support you with your issues.
“Lesley had a lovely manner- friendly, patient and knowledgeable. She suggested a number of options to start with and discussed how they might help me. Some of which I didn’t know anything about. I would definitely speak to Lesley in the future and would recommend her to anyone looking for help.”
“Lesley contacted me very promptly and spent time advising me with my concerns. She was happy to share her knowledge and resources after our initial conversation.”
“Lesley is friendly, professional and informative. I am thrilled with the level of detail in relation to my old food diary, my new meal plan and my complex nutritional needs. My consultation with Lesley has really empowered me to be smart about my own nourishment and I’m already reaping the benefits of her guidance.”